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Private Donors Supply Spy Gear to Cops
There's little public scrutiny when private donors pay to give police controversial technology and weapons. Sometimes, companies are donors to the same foundations that purchase their products for police.
The DEA’s Facebook Impersonator and More in MuckReads Weekly
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Deadly Force, in Black and White
A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males.
The Personhood Movement
Where it came from and where it stands today.
This Alabama Judge Has Figured Out How to Dismantle Roe v. Wade
His writings fuel the biggest threat to abortion rights in a generation.
What Military Families Need to Know About High-Cost Lenders
We have been reporting on military lenders for over a year. Here's what you need to know about these high-cost lenders.
Mysterious Campaign Appears to be the Latest Salvo in Battle Over Net Neutrality
As the FCC considers how to regulate Internet providers, the telecom industry's stealth campaign for hearts and minds encompasses everything from art installations to LOLcats.
Dollars for Dudes: Almost No Women Among Medical Industry's Top-Paid Speakers, Consultants
The causes are not clear, but men account for more than 90 percent of the 300 doctors who received the most money from drug and medical device companies, according to new federal data.
Company That Sues Soldiers Pledges Reform, Changes Name
USA Discounters, promising to change how it pursues military debtors, will now be known as USA Living.
$1.1 Billion in Drug, Device Payments to Doctors Not Included in New Federal Database
The new Open Payments database of industry payments to doctors and teaching hospitals is more incomplete than previously known.
Medical Company May Be Falling Short of Its Patient-Safety Ideals
Masimo Corporation's chief executive is a leading voice in the movement to reduce medical errors, but the Food and Drug Administration says his company isn't properly investigating complaints.
Victims Being Billed for Rape and More in MuckReads Weekly
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Head of Flawed Effort to ID Missing Soldiers Loses Job
The departure of veteran lab director Tom Holland appears to be the first leadership change in the Pentagon's overhaul of its identification process.
How the Supreme Court Could Scuttle Critical Fair Housing Rule
The Obama administration is preparing to issue a rule setting a single standard for proving violations of the Fair Housing Act — just as the Supreme Court signals it may take up a challenge to the measure.
In Protecting the Elderly, California at Last Takes Steps to Catch Up
California, which has loosely regulated the assisted living industry for years, adopts measures that give advocates for the elderly modest hope.
Analysis: Government's New Doctor Payments Website Worthy of a Recall
Our health reporter Charles Ornstein takes a test drive using the federal government's new website for drug and device payments. He finds it virtually unusable.
